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South Florida' Best and Brightest Archive
Last updated on Monday, August 1, 2011 (2:26:52 a.m. ET)

A list of all of the business and philanthropic leaders we have profiled since the inception of the feature appears below. If there is someone you would like to nominate for inclusion in a future edition of South Florida's Best and Brightest, please e-mail us the person's name, company, position, and any contact information you can provide. Due to the large number of submissions our office receives, we regret that we cannot reply to every inquiry.
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PUBLISHING
Novelist & Humor Writer, The Miami Herald
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
Aside from the eight volumes of his collected columns that have made their way to bookshelves and online retailers over the years, he's authored another three dozen works, give or take, since "The Taming of the Screw," debuted in 1983. And in 1988, he was bestowed the highest honor ... Read More »
Pictured: Dave Barry
(Photo credit: The Miami Herald)
PHILANTHROPY
Founder & Executive Director, Lauren's Kids Foundation
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
Six grueling years of sexual abuse inflicted upon her by a family nanny finally and mercifully came to an end when she disclosed to her parents details of the continuous torture. Lauren Book's teenage years were irrevocably and irreparably damaged. Her life's mission now, at age ... Read More »
Pictured: Lauren Book
(Photo credit: Lauren's Kids)
EDUCATION
Superintendent, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
To understand the nearly incomparable enormity of the responsibility with which he is charged, look no further than the numbers. His precinct is gargantuan. More than 350,000 students. An annual operating budget in excess of $4 billion. More than 53,000 employees ... Read More »
Pictured: Alberto Carvalho
(Photo credit: Miami-Dade County Public Schools)
MEDICINE
Orthopaedic Surgeon & Chief, UHealth Sports Medicine
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
His name is now undeniably synonymous with sports medicine in South Florida. He's the chief of the UHealth Sports Medicine Division and an associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at UM's Miller School of Medicine. As such, he's charged with the care of every ... Read More »
Pictured: Dr. Lee Kaplan
(Photo credit: The University of Miami)
DENTISTRY
Cosmetic Dentist & Founder, Sharing Smiles
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
With a booming dental practice in the Gables that's way more akin to a five-star day spa than a medical office, as well as first-place in a local beauty pageant, Miss Carnaval (1992), on her résumé, and a foundation that she created to provide dental care for underprivileged kids ... Read More »
Pictured: Dr. Karent Sierra
(Photo credit: sierradentistry.com)
POLITICS
Congressman, U.S. House of Representatives
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: JULY 2011
He is the genuine personification of all of those words -- bravery, self-sacrifice, and courage -- that so many political aspirants shamelessly kick around during their vapid stump-speeches. Serving first on the battlefields of Iraq, then as a civilian military adviser in the rugged, unforgiving ... Read More »
Pictured: Allen West
(Photo credit: U.S. States Congress)

 
 
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